Thursday, July 4 2019 15:39

ArmInfo.The Constitution is a conceptual document and its literal interpretation is unacceptable. On July 4, Head of the Department of Constitutional Law of YSU,  Associate Professor Vardan Ayvazyan stated this during the titled  "The Constitution of Armenia: Red and Green Lines".  He noted that in  Armenia only the Constitutional Court has the right to interpret the  Constitution.

In turn,  German legal scholar, Prof. Dr. Otto Luchterhandt  noted  that if there are a lot of contradictions in the text of the  Constitution, then it turns into a roulette and loses its true  meaning. He noted that the process of improving the Constitution of  Armenia from 1995 to 2019 is impressive, especially if we compare it  with the Constitutions of Azerbaijan or Russia.

Candidate of Law, Associate Professor Arthur  Ghazinyan stated that  the Armenian authorities use the Constitution, distorting the meaning  of the document to substantiate their actions. He noted that each  government is trying to "tailor" the Constitution for themselves, so  that it serves their personal interests. "In developed countries, as  a rule, the leadership refers to the Constitution, we have the power  to constantly appeal to the people's factor, pushing the Constitution  to the second plan. The constitution is seen as an extra element. As  a result, the wishes of the authorities are presented as the wishes  of the people, the goal being put forward is presented as the demand  of the people, and the Constitution is constantly violated in this  process, " Ghazinyan stressed. As an example, he cited the fact that  in Armenia the legislative and executive powers are almost  single-handedly formed by the leader of the ruling elite "Now an  attempt is being made to project this experience onto the judiciary.  This is not a parliamentary firm of government, this is  totalitarianism ", Ghazinyan said